Thought I was done learning? Well, after I finished learning about photography, I started learning how to communicate via drawing! In case you haven’t read it, here is a link to my other post.
The first skill I learned was making creative letters.
I chose to go with a graffiti style, because its visually appealing to me. I chose to make my letters look a little like a dragon, because I’m interested in Dnd and Magic: The Gathering. The letters fade between my favourite colours, and have a small 3D shadow effect. I chose to put music notes on the arrow because I’m very musical, and enjoy music a lot.
The second skill we learned was shading.
The first assignment on this skill was to pick an emoji, then draw it. I used shading to make it look 3D, and made some parts lighter or darker to make it look like light was shining on it. Here is a comparison of the drawing versus the original:
The second assignment on this skill was to draw a robot using some basic shapes, and shading.
I used a trapezoid for the head, and made the body a kidney shape. My plan was to make an organic AND robotic creature. To make the body look 3D, I shaded the edges, and used perspective to make the dots on the metal plate. I used the blending tool to make the shading look better.
The third skill was perspective.
The task was to draw a spot from our view, and use perspective to make it look real. I chose a spot in my school, and drew using the pencil tool. I chose a spot on my page to be the vanishing point, and made all my lines revolve around it, too make it look more realistic.
The last skill we learned was using colour.
The assignment was to create a logo for ourselves, a made up business, or a club or community. Since I started a Table Top games club at my school not to long before this, I made my logo for just that. I made the title “Top Table”, to send the message that our club is the best way to play. Its also a play-on-words with the fact that we play table top games. For the overall theme, I wanted everything to look kind of simple, and to not go overboard. For the colours, I chose red, because it represents passion, and because fire is a relevant theme in Dnd, and Magic the Gathering. The green splatter at the back is to add contrast, and to make a more natural transition into the background.
Overall, I learned some new skills, and got to implement and practice skills I had already learned. One thing I would take from this is to always think behind the meaning when drawing something. This way, you can communicate easier while designing.
Thanks for reading, and feel free to come back any time!
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